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Louis XVI-style gilt-mounted mahogany longcase clock, French, circa 1900 | Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art | 2021 | Sotheby's
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Longcase clock.Because of its long pendulum, the movement of a longcase clock can be extremely precise. Longcase clocks were thus used to 'regulate' other clocks and timepieces. The French word for a
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